Gcap Day One
Yodo1 published games have been played by more than one billion users
$45 million in revenue made from library of titles
Lighting The Way
With over 150 studios, Melbourne accounts for half of Australia’s games industry revenue
State’s minister for mental health Martin Foley opens GCAP with Keynote and commitment to growth
Event
Just one week let to save up to $150 on tickets to Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Mid-term prices for the two-day B2B conference next month hit full price NEXT WEEK
Event
Steel Media and IMGA team up for Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
UK publisher and event organiser, Steel Media, brings the Connects international series of B2B events to Jordan and partners with the IMGA to open the MENA gaming region for international business
Out With A Bang
Call of Duty: Mobile hits 3 million downloads on launch day
Title topped the free iOS app charts in 32 separate markets
Amman Bound
Ubisoft, King, Unity and Maysalward speaking at first ever Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Next set of speakers announced for next month’s two-day B2B conference
Levelling Up
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost generates $106 million in first year
Third highest-grossing mobile title for the company
The Future Is Not Set
Skydance and Firefly Games partner for Terminator: Dark Fate mobile game
Chinese studio Camel Games co-developing
Good Start
Pokemon Masters generates $33 million from first month
Free-to-play title catches 12 million installs
Analytics Report
Niko Partners: Asian cloud games market to reach $3 billion by 2023
An increase of more than 10 times is predicted in the next four years.
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Thinking Glocal
Top Tips: How to customize your mobile game design based on geography
Know your customer
Booming
G-STAR 2019 makes it easier for indie studios in the Korean market worth $9 billion
Explore massive opportunities at Asia's largest game exhibition
Size Matters
Android to finally overtake iOS as the dominant mobile gaming platform by revenue in 2019
So says Newzoo
Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate mashes the competition at Japan Game Awards 2019
All-star fighting title took top honour among several other awards on the night
Expanding To Asia
Scopely expanding into the Asian market
“Asia is home to three out of the four top-grossing gaming markets and we are excited by the endless possibilities ahead"
Event
Here’s how you can get into Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan - free!
Four different ways for you to get involved with the leading B2B event for the mobile games industry this November without spending a Dinar.
Zynga Zooming
M&A, hyper-casual and chat app gaming: Zynga COO talks future strategy
Zynga has had a busy few years
Event
18 reasons why you need to attend Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan this November
10 tracks, 80 world class speakers, 70 sessions, more than 35 hours of content, new region, networking, pitching and the Global Connects Party.
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Pokemon Masters tops US free App Store rank
Rankings from August 26th to October 1st
Good Gamble
Giant Network shows dark fantasy title Pascal’s Wager at Apple Conference
Game looks to take inspiration from Dark Souls series
Region Focus
MENA Region Focus: Behind the scenes on the Saudi Arabian games industry
Continuing our series of articles exploring the mobile game sector across MENA, we turn the spotlight to the world's second-largest oil producer
Must Be Fate
Sony’s Fate/Grand Order tops mobile revenue for August at $163 million
PUBG Mobile followed with more than $160 million
Masterful
Pokemon Masters raked in $26 million from first week
Title surpassed 10 million downloads in less than four days
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Helsinki next month and debuts in Jordan this November
One familiar favourite and a new destination as Pocket Gamer Connects continues to expand
Fit Ring
Nintendo teases new fitness accessory for Switch
Unnamed equipment comprises of a large ring and leg strap
Here And There
East Meets West: Apple's App Store payment snafu, Pokemon Master's good start, and Huya's ESL deal
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Products
Webzen explores new ventures with the release of its MU: Fairy Elf Figurine
Korean developer and publisher branches out to diversify its portfolio
App Store Kerfuffle
Apple accidentally pays Chinese App Store developers more than expected after bank error
Sources claim the error most likely affected indie developers; Apple to reclaim payouts
Eastern Promise
Southeast Asia powered Gravity’s Ragnarok M: Eternal Love to $50 million a month
We speak to Gravity COO Yoshinori Kitamura and delve into the data
Event
Win FREE expo space in the Big Indie Zone at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
You could get the opportunity to showcase your game to the global games industry FREE this November, worth $650
Seamless Loading
NCSoft's latest potential mobile blockbuster Lineage 2 M set to release in Q4
Previous titles Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution both made over $1 billion
East And West
What we learned at the Bridge between East and West summit in association with Mintegral
Speakers deliver sessions on hyper-casual, monetisation and the opportunities available in China’s mobile games market
Project Xcloud
Microsoft partners with SK Telecom on 5G-based cloud gaming in South Korea
“Partnerships, like the one we announced with SK Telecom today, are critical to continuing that trajectory and moving the gaming industry forward”
Event
Last chance to save on tickets for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki and Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
At midnight TONIGHT, prices for the October’s Helsinki conference hit full price, and Early Bird discounts for the November’s Jordan event end
Nintendo Direct
Switch Online SNES games, Deadly Premonition 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons headline Nintendo Direct
Growing library of SNES titles will be available to subscribers from September 5th
Global Expansion
Virtuos expands with new offices in Montreal and South Korea
"As we continue our global expansion plan and open new offices around the world our mission remains focused on creating great games”
Gotta Sync ‘em All
Pokemon Masters champions 10 million downloads in four days
Number one for downloads across 27 countries including the US and Japan
New Studio
Fate/Grand Order developer Type-Moon opens new subsidiary studio
New location is headed up by Dragon Quest Builders series director Kazuya Niinou
China Expansion
Huya picks up minority stake in ESL for $30m
The two companies plan to expand esports services in China following the deal
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Voodoo's top 10 download dominance wanes
Rankings from August 19th to 25th
East Meets West
East Meets West: Mobile esports games earned $15.3bn in 2018, and Blizzard sues Chinese dev over WoW 'clone'
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Lawsuit
Blizzard sues Chinese developer Sina Games over World of Warcraft ‘clone’
Glorious Saga was shut down on August 29th for "irresistible reasons" following the lawsuit filing
Mobile Esports
Mobile esports games earned $15.3 billion in 2018
Over 51% of China’s domestic games market was grossed by mobile titles.
Esports Team
Pole to Win launches its own PUBG Mobile esports team
Orange Rock Esports to compete at the Vodafone 5G PUBG Mobile finals in Milan
Event
One week left to save up to $250 on Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan
Early Bird prices for the two-day B2B conference are set to end next week
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Playrix's Gardenscapes, Homescapes and Township bag top 10 grossing spots
Rankings from August 12th to 18th
Critical Hit?
Pokemon Masters launches globally on iOS and Android
Title had surpassed five million pre-registrations ahead of release
Licensing Odyssey
New studio Virtual Realms taps Warhammer licence for mobile MMORPG Odyssey
Yet another developer picks up a licence from Games Workshop
Mena Expansion
Tencent Games sets up MENA HQ in Dubai
Chinese publisher set to invest in emerging market